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Williamsburg Knife Box - Part 7

Killenwood, member | May 16th, 2013

In the last lesson (Part 6), I showed how to make and install the Handle or the Middle Spar. This is the last of a series on the Williamsburg Knife Box, and it covers the wrap around small edge...

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Williamsburg Knife Box - Part 6

Killenwood, member | May 3rd, 2013

We're getting close to the end of this series - one more to do after this one, covering the base molding. In this penultimate part, we will add the Handle to the existing assembly of the Knife Box...

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Knife Box - Williamsburg, Part 5

Killenwood, member | April 15th, 2013

In the last blog post (Part 4), I showed making the dovetail pins in the Side component. In this video, I show how to use these already-made pins to create the matching tails in the End...

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Knife Box - Williamsburg Conference

Killenwood, member | February 8th, 20131 comment

Here's a worthy challenge for woodworkers using SketchUp. Modeling this Williamsburg Knife Box requires execution of most key SketchUp Tools and features. The Box's compound angles, bold scroll...

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Lady's Travelling Box - Williamsburg Conference

Killenwood, member | January 26th, 20134 comments

At this week's conference "Working Wood in the 18th Century" in Colonial Williamsburg, I was intrigued by Brian Weldy's presentation on Thomas Sheraton's drawing representations of the Ladys...

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Chamfered Post Table Mortise & Tenon Joints

Killenwood, member | January 12th, 20132 comments

I probably receive the most comments on my eBook "SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers" in the section of Chapter Nine covering mortise & tenon joints in the Chamfered Post Table. To help show the...

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A Toolbox for Cub Scouts

Killenwood, member | January 3rd, 2013

Here is a quick project, both in SketchUp and in the shop. The project is a simple toolbox nailed together without special joinery. It has been designed to use with a group of Cub Scouts without use...

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Designing in SketchUp - a Planing Sled

Killenwood, member | December 16th, 20126 comments

Next semester I will be teaching a hand tools class at an adult education school with a complete woodworking shop. However, the workbenches (salvaged from a middle school) are in terribly bad shape...

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Axes Location - Adirondack Chair

Killenwood, member | December 8th, 2012

Our local woodworking group (Diablo Woodworkers) will be making several Adirondacks for a Sierra Camp for kids with cancer. I've just finished the design in SketchUp and will use it as an example for...

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Carving (Branding) the Lowboy

Killenwood, member | November 21st, 2012

My previous blog entry showed a video of the building of the Philadelphia Lowboy in SketchUp. Several of the components in the SketchUp model showed the carving that is typical of these pieces. These...

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SketchUp 3D Basecamp -- A Brief Roundup

DaveRichards, member | October 21st, 201219 comments

Earlier last week the SketchUp team and Trimble hosted 3D Basecamp in Boulder, Colorado. For avid SketchUp users 3DBC is a great time to network with and learn from other SketchUp users. I had an...

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When a Cross-Section Beats an X-Ray

Killenwood, member | June 11th, 2012

In building the Titanic Deck Chair a key design consideration involves the pivot joints that facilitate the folding of the chair for storage. There is a popular hardware assembly for pivot joints...

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UPDATE: Google SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers - The Basics with Dave Richards

BetsyE, member | May 1st, 2012316 comments

See who won a copy of Google SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers - The Basics

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Elongated Holes in SketchUp

Killenwood, member | June 14th, 20113 comments

In my book Chapter 9, Step 30, there are instructions for placing elongated holes in the Top Frame for fastening the Top. They're elongated to account for seasonal movement of the Top...

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Shaker Lap Desk in SketchUp

GEide, member | November 15th, 201014 comments

The new Christian Becksvoort lap desk project was only online for a matter of days, when David Heim emailed me with a revamped SketchUp version of the desk. David edited Tim Killen’s brand new...

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Free Download: How to Use SketchUp Tools

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | October 25th, 201030 comments

Get a taste of what Tim Killen’s new book, the SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers, is all about by downloading a free chapter on how to use SketchUp tools. The chapter will help you get familiar with eight of the basic tools including the line, eraser, push/pull, select, rectangle, circle, arc, and tape measure tools.

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Bombe Chest - An Exercise in Complex Geometry - Pt. 1

DaveRichards, member | October 23rd, 20104 comments

I have a bunch of great woodworking friends who use SketchUp. They are always coming up with challenging projects. One of my friends asked me about how to go about drawing a chest like the one...

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Creating a Pummel, the Square-to-Round Section in Turnings

Killenwood, member | February 16th, 20108 comments

Often furniture with turned legs and stretchers have pummels or square sections of the turning. Both Dave and I have previously shown methods for handling this complexity. A reader recently asked to...

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How to Use SketchUp to Get the Most from a Digital Woodworking Plan

Killenwood, member | November 14th, 20097 comments

Have you purchased a Digital Plan from FineWoodworking.com? Here's how can you take advantage of the digital file to zoom in, print, x-ray, and review every detail and measurement in SketchUp

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